What happened to Volvo's Life Paint reflective spray paint?
Last year, Volvo made a huge splash online with the announcement of "Life Paint", a can of reflective spray paint that could be used virtually anywhere as a quick safety measure to make sure you are seen in the darkest of circumstances.
Despite coming from a car company, the spray paint was hailed as a way for cyclists to protect themselves while riding at night. The promo video (below) was pretty awesome and immediately generated a ton of interest despite the product only being available on a "trial" basis in 2 UK bike shops.
But by now, the trial must be over right? Where is Life Paint? Where can you buy this?
There's a Smart car made of rubber on The High Line
Photos by Herman Yung
This summer, as you walk along The High Line in NYC, you might come across a Smart car made out of rubber. It's an art piece by Nari Ward called Smart Tree that hopes to remind viewers of the transportation history of the High Line. Be sure to keep your eye out on the growing apple tree from inside the car!
Eric Andre and Hannibal Buress smash a NYPD police car
Just an old skit from Adult Swim. After this rough week in the news, I need something silly like this to play it off.
RC big rigs on show in Germany
What is it about Germany that makes them so interested in these miniature things? They already have Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, and if I'm reading this video description clearly, this seems to be an entirely different one in Dortmund, Germany (I think it's temporary though).
But seriously, look at these trucks just drive by. It's not about speed. Just steady straight lines and super wide turns. And if you didn't see the giant people stepping over the sets every once in a while, you might just think these were real trucks. I want one of these.
Lyft will have the Ghostbusters Ecto 1 driving around NYC today
From 10AM to 6PM today, the Ghostbusters Ecto 1 will be doing Lyft pickups for random customers around NYC and 4 other major US cities (Boston, LA, San Francisco, and Washington, DC). The ride can be found by activating "Ghost Mode" in the app between those hours. Good luck!
Michael Paul Smith and his amazing miniature town called Elgin Park
Watch this wonderful National Geographic video about a self-proclaimed recluse named Michael Paul Smith who has built a monument to 1950's Americana using miniatures. He calls it Elgin Park and it is based mostly on memories of Michael's own childhood. Flickr picked up on this amazing piece of art and did a feature on Elgin Park with tons of photos to show.
You can see some photos of this amazing miniature town on Flickr.
There's also a book!
